Saturday, 10 January 2026
Saturday, 10 January 2026
The problems of the Karnataka Congress are compounded by the exasperating incompetence of the party’s national leadership. This stems from their being multiple nodes of power
RAMACHANDRA GUHA
If left ungoverned, AI can deepen inequalities and destabilise economies. But if governed wisely, it could become a shared instrument of progress and a new chapter in global governance
APARAAJITA PANDEY, SHASHI BAKSHI, ANSHUMAAN MISHRA
The fight ahead will test Modi’s resolve to resist Trump’s aggressive tactics, especially after the US president issued a fresh threat to ratchet up tariffs if India fails to stop buying Russian oil
SAUMITRA DASGUPTA
China Diary | Ultra-nationalists opposed to Christmas exist in China too, but they aren’t allowed to run amok. They can spoil the festival only for those over whom they wield control
NEHA SAHAY
Bengal, which has, over the decades, served as a fecund proscenium for this kind of political theatre, has just witnessed another chapter in this genre of performance art
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
In an open letter, Haasan said the issue went beyond a single film and raised larger questions about artistic freedom in a constitutional democracy
